Open AccessBacterial and Fungal Profile, Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens and Associated Risk Factors of Urinary Tract Infection Among Symptomatic Pediatrics Patients Attending St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Adane Bitew,
Nuhamen Zena,
Abera Abdeta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s358153
Subject(s) - medicine , ampicillin , urinary system , antibiotics , sulfamethoxazole , etiology , klebsiella pneumoniae , trimethoprim , antibiotic resistance , urine , microbiological culture , cefazolin , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Urinary tract infection is a common infection in pediatrics. Understanding the common etiology of urinary tract infections, their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and associated risk factors in a particular setting can provide evidence for the appropriate treatment of the cases.